AI Insights · Timothy · March 2023
Top 5 Music and Audio Apps on Android in Russia for Q1 2023
Discover the performance of the top 5 music and audio apps on the Android platform in Russia during the first quarter of 2023, including trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
The first quarter of 2023 saw significant activity among the top music and audio apps on the Android platform in Russia. Below is a detailed analysis of their performance, based on data provided by Sensor Tower.
Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts maintained a strong presence with weekly downloads fluctuating between roughly 96K and 146K. The app experienced a peak in the last week of December with around 146K downloads but saw a gradual decline towards the end of March, settling at approximately 96K. Weekly active users exhibited a steady increase from around 10.8M in late December to a peak of approximately 11.3M by mid-March, before slightly decreasing to 11.1M by the end of the quarter.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts showed consistent download figures throughout the quarter, ranging from 83K to 99K weekly. The app's weekly active users hovered between 2.5M and 2.8M. Notably, Shazam saw a slight dip in active users at the beginning of the quarter but managed to recover to around 2.7M by the end of March.
VK Music: playlists & podcasts also demonstrated stable performance with weekly downloads varying from approximately 74K to 105K. The app reached its highest download rate in late December and early February, with downloads around 100K. The weekly active users for VK Music remained relatively steady, fluctuating between 2.1M and 2.3M.
StarMaker: Sing Karaoke Songs experienced a decline in weekly downloads over the quarter, starting at around 106K in late December and dropping to approximately 17K by the end of March. Correspondingly, the weekly active users for StarMaker decreased from about 215K to 114K during the same period.
Zvuk: HiFi music, podcasts showed a positive trend in weekly downloads, increasing from around 50K at the end of December to approximately 74K by the end of March. The app's weekly active users followed a similar upward trajectory, growing from about 322K to approximately 348K over the quarter.
For more detailed insights and trends, visit Sensor Tower.
